"You should know both the universal and the……" — Ajahn Chah
"You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them. The forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths."
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82 Quotes by Ajahn Chah
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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These days people don't search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a…
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Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in…
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